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Myanmar parliament convenes as army prepares for new era of rule
March 16 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s parliament convened on Monday for the first time since a coup five years ago, in one of the final steps in a nominal return to […]
Rare-earth miner Lynas advances plans to supply Pentagon
NEW YORK (Bloomberg): Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. has signed a binding letter of intent to supply the Pentagon with rare-earth oxides over a four-year period. Read full story Date: 16 […]
‘One Battle After Another’ takes best picture prize at the Oscars
LOS ANGELES, March 15 (Reuters) – The darkly comic thriller “One Battle After Another” claimed the coveted best picture prize at the Oscars on Sunday, winning a close contest with […]
Congo Republic’s Sassou seeks new term amid subdued turnout, internet outage
BRAZZAVILLE, March 15 (Reuters) – Congo Republic voted in a presidential poll on Sunday which is expected to extend the rule of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, one of Africa’s longest-serving […]
At least 10 patients killed in hospital fire in India’s Odisha
BHUBANESWAR, India, March 16 (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed in a fire that broke out in the trauma care unit of a hospital in the eastern Indian […]
Japan not planning Hormuz escort mission, PM Takaichi says
TOKYO, March 16 (Reuters) – Japan has no plan to dispatch naval vessels to escort vessels in the Middle East, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday, after U.S. President […]
Trump eyes ‘Hormuz coalition’, seizure of Iran’s Kharg Island oil hub, Axios reports
March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is working to assemble a coalition of countries to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and is hoping to announce it later this […]
Afghan asylum-seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group says
March 15 (Reuters) – An Afghan immigrant who previously worked with the U.S. military in Afghanistan and later sought asylum in the United States died this weekend in Immigration and […]
Trump demands help from other countries to secure Hormuz
NEW YORK (Bloomberg): President Donald Trump said he is “demanding” that other countries contribute to the defence of the Strait of Hormuz as it remains effectively closed to oil tankers […]
Trump says talks with Cuba ongoing, action possible after Iran
March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States could soon reach a deal with Cuba or take other action, signaling that developments in […]